diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js b/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js
index 596838febe..9b303b4bd9 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         const summaries = orderedTransitionSequences.map((transitions) => {
             const userNames = eventAggregates[transitions];
             const nameList = this._renderNameList(userNames);
-            const plural = userNames.length > 1;
 
             const splitTransitions = transitions.split(',');
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
             const descs = coalescedTransitions.map((t) => {
                 return this._getDescriptionForTransition(
-                    t.transitionType, plural, t.repeats,
+                    t.transitionType, userNames.length, t.repeats,
                 );
             });
 
@@ -208,148 +207,75 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
      * For a certain transition, t, describe what happened to the users that
      * underwent the transition.
      * @param {string} t the transition type.
-     * @param {boolean} plural whether there were multiple users undergoing the same
-     * transition.
+     * @param {integer} userCount number of usernames
      * @param {number} repeats the number of times the transition was repeated in a row.
      * @returns {string} the written Human Readable equivalent of the transition.
      */
-    _getDescriptionForTransition(t, plural, repeats) {
+    _getDescriptionForTransition(t, userCount, repeats) {
         // The empty interpolations 'severalUsers' and 'oneUser'
         // are there only to show translators to non-English languages
         // that the verb is conjugated to plural or singular Subject.
         let res = null;
         switch(t) {
             case "joined":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sjoined %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sjoined %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sjoined", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sjoined", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)sjoined %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)sjoined %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "left":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sleft %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sleft %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sleft", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sleft", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
-               break;
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)sleft %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)sleft %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
+                break;
             case "joined_and_left":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sjoined and left %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sjoined and left %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sjoined and left", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sjoined and left", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)sjoined and left %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)sjoined and left %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "left_and_joined":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sleft and rejoined %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sleft and rejoined %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)sleft and rejoined", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)sleft and rejoined", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)sleft and rejoined %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)sleft and rejoined %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "invite_reject":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)srejected their invitations %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)srejected their invitation %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)srejected their invitations", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)srejected their invitation", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)srejected their invitations %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)srejected their invitation %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "invite_withdrawal":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)shad their invitations withdrawn %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)shad their invitation withdrawn %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)shad their invitations withdrawn", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)shad their invitation withdrawn", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)shad their invitations withdrawn %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)shad their invitation withdrawn %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "invited":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were invited %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("was invited %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were invited")
-                        : _t("was invited");
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("were invited %(count)s times", { count: repeats })
+                    : _t("was invited %(count)s times", { count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "banned":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were banned %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("was banned %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were banned")
-                        : _t("was banned");
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("were banned %(count)s times", { count: repeats })
+                    : _t("was banned %(count)s times", { count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "unbanned":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were unbanned %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("was unbanned %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were unbanned")
-                        : _t("was unbanned");
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("were unbanned %(count)s times", { count: repeats })
+                    : _t("was unbanned %(count)s times", { count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "kicked":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were kicked %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("was kicked %(repeats)s times", { repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("were kicked")
-                        : _t("was kicked");
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("were kicked %(count)s times", { count: repeats })
+                    : _t("was kicked %(count)s times", { count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "changed_name":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)schanged their name %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)schanged their name %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)schanged their name", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)schanged their name", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)schanged their name %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)schanged their name %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
             case "changed_avatar":
-                if (repeats > 1) {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar %(repeats)s times", { severalUsers: "", repeats: repeats })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(repeats)s times", { oneUser: "", repeats: repeats });
-                } else {
-                    res = (plural)
-                        ? _t("%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar", { severalUsers: "" })
-                        : _t("%(oneUser)schanged their avatar", { oneUser: "" });
-                }
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
         }